Edward Turay

Edward Mohamed Turay (24 October 1945 – 25 June 2023) was a Sierra Leonean politician and diplomat.

He was a barrister by profession,[3] having studied law at Manchester University,[4] and been called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1976.

[5] He was the founder and consultant of Eddie Turay & Associates, a leading law firm in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

He was re-elected to parliament from Bombali District's Constituency 33 in the August 2007 parliamentary election, receiving 73.2% of the vote.

[7] In January 2010, Turay was appointed Sierra Leone's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,[8][9] accredited to eight other states: Cyprus, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Greece.